lets say I wouldn't be able to purchase both at the same time is it best to introduce the yasha goby first or the pistol shrimp?

It doesn't matter, but it may take some time for them to pair up when you have both.

Mine took about a month to come out with any regularity. I know see him all the time though. In terms of other questions asked, the hi-fin does indeed grow back, pretty quickly too.

I'm picking mine up on Friday!!!!
No pistol though, I haven't decided about mutalism route

I haven't seen my yasha and pistol in two months except maybe... twice.

have any of you had yasha goby w/ shrimp fight with a BSJ or any jawfish? I want both, but not sure if they are compatible.

Hate to think I was spending money on something that wants to play "hide & seek"!

how well would you expect the yasha to behave with a helfrick. there are times when im conveced that if im going to do another. it will need a specices tank, but maby some smaller tank mates would be ok. i wonder though if there to closely related.

My yasha and pistol are out in plain view every day... strange that some of you have such issues with them disappearing.

Just got me a set. I dont think the Pistol will make it. My Melanurus Wrasse has found his hidding spot.

I love these fish. want one so bad

Ok so I got a pair(goby and shrimp). My question is has anyone heard or read anywhere, any new information on sexual dimorphism in these fish. From what I can find, some say you can tell, and some say you can't. Which is it? Reason I ask is I would eventually like to add another yasha, but not if I run the risk of introducing the same sex fish.

http://www.rareclownfish.com/forums/f12/se...sha-gobies-957/

Thanks.

my yashia goby i saw everyday but i put my mystery wrasse in yesterday. and now hes gone! my pistol shrimp is a ghost seen some sand moving under my main rock and he hasn't paired with my yashia goby. rrrrrrrrrrr i pray they grow into there environments.

That's because mystery wrasse can be aggressive and eat other fish.

I just started stocking my 34g Solana on Sunday with a pair of ORA Ocellaris and some hermit crabs. I'll add in a Yasha Hase Goby & a Randalls PS in a month. A LFS is getting the fish and they'll QT it for me as well.

What would be good choices for a 4th fish in the Solana that would get along and add some diversity? I have a lot of caves and openings through my live rock and would like a swimmer to make use of it. I would prefer farm bred so high on my list are a Bangaii Cardnalfish or a Clown Goby. I'm also considering some type of Dartfish and a Six Line Wrasse. Anything else that would be a good choice? I might want to add a longnose hawkfish down the road. Would the pistal shrimp be ok because of the yasha hase goby or should I forget about the longnose hawkfish? -- thanks

just got a pair..but they are both separated...i see alot of digging though..

I know I'm late to the party but I found one at my LFS yesterday with a matching pistol shrimp and it was too good of an opportunity to pass up.







They got separated in the tank though and the pistol shrimp has already built a tunnel even though I haven't seen him since but I can hear little popping sounds so I know he's alive. The goby is still in hiding, how long until I can expect him to come out? Is it typical for them to hide?

Yes, they will hide when first added; some people even write them off as dead for months only to find them. Keep an eye on the cover, just in case the goby is skittish and tries to jump.

At least he's hiding in an area where I can still see him so I can check if he's alive. Now since I've got him in an open pico, he'll probably end up dead on the side of the tank just like the other gobies I've had in the past. I would hate to have to put a glass top on my tank.

i really want a pair of these fish with a shrimp do you guys think a 7.5g cube with a 1.5g fuge is big enough for this trio

just got my yasha and a randall pistol shrimp but i havent seen my shrimp since the first two days i got him do you think hes hiding or dead? all my parameters are perfect.
can a bristle worm kill him bc i have a few big ones.

Got some good shots of my yasha and his pistol. I figure I'd share them here.

if you didnt smash it with your LR
then your pistol is definitely alive.
they are VERY good hiders.

i put in my tiger pistol and lost him the first day
and i tore apart my tank looking for it.
and it appeared one night. i saw it digging a hole.
just wait it out. its hiding.


@el fabuloso
damn, perfect place for them to make shelter
and nice pictures

Thanks for sharing El Fab!!

Amazing shots!!

DAMN THATS A GOOD LOOKIN FISH.

nice shootin el fab.

Here's my Yasha Goby and Pistol Shrimp...
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sweet fish. I have one but it is new so only rarely do I get to see it. Stays down in the burrow with the shrimp. Can't wait till it settles and spends time out.

i know that there is mostly american people on here but does anyone know where to buy these online? do you know NORK?

Could you feed them tiny pieces of normal raw shrimp?

I finally got me a Yasha Goby to pair with my Candy Stripe Pistol Shrimp which has been doing good, although rarely seen, for about 6 months now...

After aclimation, the goby swam around in the open water for a while, I got some great pics I will post soon, and then he settled right in to a hole which either he knew, or by luck, was right where the shrimp lived. In just a few minutes they were both popping their heads out, so I'm gonna consider the pairing a success

Picked up a Yasha On Mar 12 and a Tiger Pistol on March 19. My Yasha seemed to like the Tiger at first more than the other way around and lost his sail fin. They seem to be a pair now. This whole pairing thing seems to be one of the coolest things ever. My camera is nearby so maybe I can catch them in act. Saw somebody earlier say the fin grows back. I hope so the Yasha was so pretty with it up.

Hi I have a question on the shrimp. So I checked the import list for Hawaii and the candy cane pistol is unfortunately not on it. (very strict import for inverts) However I can easily get a Yasha Goby, and there is one type of pistol shrimp that I can get it is a Hawaiian endemic called the Hawaiian Shrimp Goby ( Alpheus rapax)

Do you think the Yasha will pair up with the shrimp? any ever had/seen/heard of a Yasha paring with any other shrimp besides the candy cane?

thanks

If the Alpheus rapax (the common name "hawaiian shrimp goby" seems inaccurate for a shrimp) pairs with other shrimp gobies, especially in the genus Stonogobiops (which includes S. yasha), you might have success. I've seen yasha hazes paired with tiger pistol shrimp (Alpheus bellulus), so other shrimp are possible. Note that you don't need a pistol shrimp to keep any shrimp goby (or vice versa).

How well would one of these do in a open top 24G. I'm about to move my tank and during the process catch my YWG/tiger pair and trade them in. Going to get another type of goby/shrimp pair and these guys intrigue me.

Any shrimp goby (or any goby, for that matter) can jump, but it's not as common as actively swimming fish like firefish.

Hello thanks for the reply, here is the ID guide

I did get the name wrong it was Hawaiian Goby Shrimp
Yes I think it is a odd name aswell

Here's my pair, and a LINK to an HD video of them doin' their thing, the Pistol Shrimp is hilarious...

Here is my male/female pair of gobies. Like others in this thread, they came with a pistol, who vanished after a week, never to be heard popping again.




Easy sexing guide~!

Females have clear bottom fins. Males have a dark 'spot' on them. you can barely see the males on the bottom in my pic. In captivity, for some reason, those are said to eventually vanish.

Yes, they eat all sorts of meaty things. Mine eat any food that hits the tank.

They are rather aggressive little things. Mine got into a fight with my purple fire fish (the male) and lost. The top fin was gone. Grown almost completely back in 2 weeks.

That's interesting about the sexing, always heard that they weren't 'sexable' -is that a word? I'm going to have to take a closer look at mine, but it's probably a female. If it hasn't vanished as said.

Yashas are. But, as I said-the longer in captivity, a male may begin to look female. I think its likely to do with us not feeding something that they eat in the wild.

I've tried pairing Yashas, both without the dark spot at the pelvic fins, and they ended up fighting with each other. I quickly swapped another with the dark spot, and they paired up within a day, hence I'm pretty sure their sexing should be related to the dark spot on the pelvic fins.

If like a yasha shrimp pair but Idk of any lfs here in Miami that may have it. Anyone on here knows of any?

Here's Piggy!

Reviving an old thread I have had a brown tiger pistol for some time (maybe 4 months) and recently added a yasha goby to the tank which immediately went in one of my pistol shrimp entrances. The goby disappeared for about 3 days which I was expecting longer. For the last two weeks the goby and shrimp were always together coming out at feeding time with the shrimp always working on their entrance. All of a sudden today the goby is out of the tunnels sitting on the bottom of the tank out front rather than with the shrimp which is on the back right side of the tank. Is this normal for them to separate is there possibly something wrong with my goby?

Hmmm, seems strange, but don't know...

And sad to say, but about the time I moved my whole tank about a 100 miles, which went great by the way, I noticed my Yasha and Peppermint Pistol were missing - either they are still in deep hiding with all the rock and tank moving and will come out soon, or I am guessing my Arc-Eyed Hawkfish got a little hungry in between longer-than-normal feedings and snacked on them before the move - too bad if that's case, but I will definitely be picking up another pair eventually...

here's another link to a video of my pair doin' their thing, make sure you watch in 720p or 1080p HD

YouTube Link

Would this type of goby get along with a Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse, Yellow Watchman Goby and a Firefish Goby?

Can they be kept in a small tank?

Sadly, my Yasha died the other day, after about 3 months in my Solana 34 and 5 weeks in quarantine before that. I'm pretty certain he starved. He would never venture more than 2-3 inches from the burrow he shared with his Randall's shrimp, which was unfortunately in a place where not much suspended food traveled. I ONLY ever saw him at feeding time, but even then, he was too shy to take most of what floated near him. Target feeding didn't help, as a hand in the tank would send him hiding long past when all the food had dissipated. The only way I could feed him was to heavily overfeed the tank, and even then, he never got more than a few bites per feed.

Tank parameters were always stable: pH 8.3, spec grab 1.026, KH 8, Ca 390, Nitrate 0. The other fish in my tank (ocellaris clown pair and a tail spot blenny) are fine and I've never had another fish death (except one who jumped).

Has anyone else had trouble feeding their Yasha?

I'm wanting to get another shrimp goby, but very hesitant to go with a Yasha again. Wondering if other shrimp gobies are bolder (maybe a yellow watchman?)

This got me a bit worried:
"Feed the Yasha White Ray Shrimp Goby a diet consisting of a variety of fresh or frozen mysis shrimp, vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, and table shrimp and it should be fed at least twice per day." - LiveAquaria.com
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_di...amp;pcatid=1145

Is this true?
If yes, how to implement this into keeping good water parameters in a nano tank (7 gallons)?